Capital Improvements Program Update
(May 2010)
• CIP Progress Report Presentation (PPT)
• Progress Report
• Wayfinding System
• Sidewalk Improvements - Phase I
• McKoy Pool
• Sidewalk Improvements - Phase II
• West PDL – West Trinity Bike Lanes
• Oakhurst Streetscapes
• Phase V Downtown Streetscapes
• Greenspace Acquisition
• Fire Station No. 2
• Glenlake Park
• Fire Station No. 1
• Cemetery Master Plan
• Public Works Building
• Decatur Recreation Center
• Pedestrian Safety Improvements
• Phase IV Streetscapes
• Church St. Bike Lanes
• Parks and Rec
• RR Crossing Improvements
• Beacon Hill Complex 

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Public Meeting:
Bond and Capital Improvement Update
(Jan. 29, 2007)
• Presentation  (Powerpoint)
• Presentation  (PDF)
• Sidewalk Inventory Map (PDF) 
• Sidewalk Inventory Map, large format (PDF)
 

 

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Articles

 

Transportation Improvements: 
$4,902,000 in Bond Funding 

Parks and Recreation:
$5.8 Million in Bond Funding

Public Works: $4.3 Million in Bond Funding

Public Safety: $1.4 Million in Bond Funding
 

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Additional Information

 

Bond Referendum Results
(Sept. 19, 2006)

Bond Referendum
Information

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The City of Decatur is in compliance with Georgia Code (O.C.G.A. Section 13-10-91), which requires all public employers register and participate with E-verify. The City of Decatur has been participating in the E-Verify system since November 15, 2007. The City of Decatur ID number is 67951.

Bond Project Background
In September 2006, Decatur voters approved a bond referendum that provides the City of Decatur with $16.4 million for much-needed large capital improvement projects and provides the City Schools of Decatur with $16.5 million to support major capital needs at Decatur High School and Renfroe Middle School. This is the first general obligation debt for the city since 1955 and for the school system since the late 1950s.

The city’s $16.4 million will be used in four activity areas:

• Transportation Improvements	$4,902,000
• Parks & Recreation	$5,803,000
• Public Works Facilities	$4,275,000
• Public Safety Facilities	$1,420,000

Public Input
Before decisions are made to fund specific projects in each of these activity areas, there will be opportunities for public input and discussion. Over the next few months, more information about each of the four areas will be provided in the Decatur Focus and on this website.

Detailed information on project designs will be included as specific projects are initiated. A majority of these projects should be substantially completed or under way within three years of bond issuance, which occurred in January 2007.

Community Involvement
Potential projects and capital needs were identified through community recommendations contained in master plans and task force reports that had been completed during the last few years. Community involvement was a key component of all of these plans. Some of the resources used to define potential projects included the City’s Comprehensive Plan (updated 2005), Downtown Streetscapes Master Plan (1994), Strategic Plan (2000), Capital Needs Task Force Report (2002), Athletic Facilities Master Plan (2003), Preservation Corridor Master Plan (2005), Cemetery Master Plan (2006) and the Community Transportation Plan (to be completed in 2007).